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Excellent presentation of the basics of copyright. Gives simple explinations of legal issues that can be overwhelming to...
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Excellent presentation of the basics of copyright. Gives simple explinations of legal issues that can be overwhelming to general public. Then goes on to relate copyright to creative commons and the differences between the two. How they are complementary as opposed to competative. Very useful as an instructional tool for those investigating and attempting to understand copyright law.Technical Remarks:The video is house on You Tube. I was able to access via Firefox 15.0.1 on a Mac running OS 10.8.2. Even with my high speed internet connection there were a few points where there were minor cutouts of the audio. Though they were noticable they didn't detract from the content or my ability to learn from it. The primary concern would be for K-12 institutions wanting to leverage this as a resources being unable to do so if You Tube access is restricted on their campus.

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Cleanly designed with appropriate visuals that exemplify the points being made by the narrator. Content focuses on basic...
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Cleanly designed with appropriate visuals that exemplify the points being made by the narrator. Content focuses on basic information about what Wikipedia is, it's role in providing information, and basic technical aspects. It will be an excellent resource for not only library websites but also to be included in courses that require research components as part of the overall grade. Because the focus is general in nature it is not outdated.Technical Remarks:The video is embedded in the source instituion's webpage. Accessed using Firefox 15.0.1 on a Mac running OS 10.8.2 I had no problem streaming the material. It did not require buffering (I'm on a high speed internet connection) nor did it stall out at any point.

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Excellent demonstration of the basic definition of social networking. The downside to the learning tool is that it is...
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Excellent demonstration of the basic definition of social networking. The downside to the learning tool is that it is slightly outdated. Crafted in 2007 it references MySpace which is not really a name brand social network anymore. Having said that it doesn't discount the accurate definition of social networking. It will definitely appeal to those who aren't techy-techs as there isn't a lot of jargon/lingo that would overwhelm. Given the speed at which social networking tools are growing it might be worthwhile to revise to include the different varieties of tools. Technical Remarks:I accessed the video from a Firefox browser on a Mac running OS 10.8.2 with no problem. The video streamed via You Tube with no problem. I could see where there might be issue with schools (primarily K-12) who filter access to the site. You may not have as many viewers in that area as a result.

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I attempted to access the learning object using Firefox 15.0.1 on a Mac running OX 10.8.2. Because this file is an...
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I attempted to access the learning object using Firefox 15.0.1 on a Mac running OX 10.8.2. Because this file is an executable it will not be able to be run on a Mac unless the user is running a Windows emulator.Technical Remarks:If possible the learning object should be converted into a cross-platform compatible format such as Flash. Tools such as Captivate, Lectora and Articulate all create tutorials that allow for cross-platform compaitibility.

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